The snippet library.
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Clear an element
Remove child content while keeping the jQuery-selected container.
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Clone markup without sharing its identity
jQuery: clone creates a separate node; change duplicated IDs before inserting.
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Collapse a panel after an animation
jQuery: slideUp hides the panel when the transition completes.
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Collect matching ancestors
jQuery: parents can return several ancestors, ordered from the nearest outward.
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Collect repeated form field names
jQuery: serializeArray preserves multiple values as name-value records.
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Combine two selections
jQuery: add returns a combined collection in document order.
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Count matched elements
jQuery: Learn how to count matched elements in a complete browser example.
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Delete a cached data entry
jQuery: removeData removes the jQuery cache value for the selected key.
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Disable a button
Set the live disabled property with jQuery prop.
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Disable animations for a reduced-motion mode
jQuery: The global fx.off switch causes effects to finish immediately.
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Distinguish current state from initial markup
jQuery: prop reads the live checked state; attr reads the original checked attribute.
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Exclude elements from a collection
jQuery: not removes matching elements from the current selection.
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